Love him or hate him, Bill Gates sure hits the nail on the head with this. To anyone with kids of any age, or anyone who has ever been a kid, there’s some advice Bill Gates recently dished out at a high school speech about 11 things they don’t teach in school. He talks about […]
Gold Wrapping Paper
Some time ago, a friend of mine punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This […]
Life’s Survival Kit
TOOTHPICK… To remind you to pick the good qualities in everyone, including yourself. RUBBERBAND… To remind you to be flexible. Things might not always go the way you want, but it can be worked out. BAND-AID… To remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else’s. ERASER… To remind you everyone makes mistakes. […]
Thanks for Being a Friend
We find ourselves telling each other the deepest details of our lives…things we don’t even share with our families. But what is a friend? A confidant? A lover? A shoulder to cry on? An ear to listen? A heart to feel? A friend is all of these things and more. No matter where we met, […]
What Life Ought To Be
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events. He asked what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general. The granddad replied, “Well, let me think a minute…I was born before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill. […]
